Peyton Manning this, Peyton Manning that.All people in the Denver-area break rooms talk about these days is Peyton Manning.Do all these suits, dresses and potential orange-and-blue face painters understand the 2012 Broncos are one hit, one neck crick from a bad night's sleep, from becoming Caleb Hanie's team?"It's something I think about," Hanie said.Such is lif...

He can come off the bench, and he single-handedly led the Broncos to six victories in a row."

Really? How many of those 6 victories were sealed with a field goal - or a PAT that broke a tie? I am not suggesting that Tim wasn't part of those wins - but I am flat out stating that football is a team sport - and even if every one of those wins ended in a last second touchdown pass (there would have to be a receiver) - or Tim scampering into the end zone (the O-line would have opened the holes for him), IT WASN'T SINGLE HANDED! Or was I imagining the other 10 Broncos' jerseys on the field with him?

Hanie played well against Denver last year only by comparison to his other fairly disastrous starts - it was the only one in which he did not throw 3 INTs. I'm still confused as to why playing well in one quarter of a single game gives him potential when nearly every other quarter is bad.

However, like all young QBs, there is a chance he can improve with more play. Many QBs are terrible in their first few starts, then become decent or even very good NFL QBs. With Manning's age and the chance that his arm strength was not going to come back like it has, I did not understand taking the risk with Hanie. Hopefully he will show improvement if the Broncos need him to play in the regular season.

Testamento wrote:Eli's backup is one play away ... Drew's backup is one play away ... Big Ben's backup is one play away ... Brady's backup is one play away ... Hell, everyone is one play away ...

Joe Biden is one heartbeat away from President.The Earth is one asteroid away from being uninhabitable.The next time you get the flu could be one breath away.Anyone posting here could be one person on the highway away from being a quadrplegic.

Tebow, a better backup than Orton and Henne? Get outta here? Tebow is a quarterback who cannot throw the ball consistently. He was ranked NO. 32 in the NFL last season. The religious nuts may rank him here, and maybe you are playing to them, but no true football fan would ever rank Tebow among the best backups in the league, certainly not No.1.

Hanie is filler, a warm body with some NFL experience. If the season turns to Caleb because Peyton goes down it's time for me to turn the volume down on the Broncos and find alternative activities... like raking fall leaves, cleaning the garage and skiing when the snow falls...

Only in Denver can a guy that throws for 115 yards be considered as having played pretty well. Not a bad gig, have one good quarter in your NFL career and then parlay that into a making "some good coin"

Repeat after me....The much maligned defense did not lose the Super Bowl...The blame goes to the Coaching staff and the High Flying Offense led by #18...

C'mon, Mike! Tebow "single-handedly" won those games? I saw those games. I guess you didn't. Had the DEFENSE played at the same level it did in 2010, Tebow and the Broncos would have been 0-6 in those games.

crazy88 wrote:Hanie played well against Denver last year only by comparison to his other fairly disastrous starts - it was the only one in which he did not throw 3 INTs. I'm still confused as to why playing well in one quarter of a single game gives him potential when nearly every other quarter is bad.

However, like all young QBs, there is a chance he can improve with more play. Many QBs are terrible in their first few starts, then become decent or even very good NFL QBs. With Manning's age and the chance that his arm strength was not going to come back like it has, I did not understand taking the risk with Hanie. Hopefully he will show improvement if the Broncos need him to play in the regular season.

One thing for sure: Hanie played quite well against Denver compared to how Tebow played that day . . .

"Do all these suits, dresses and potential orange-and-blue face painters understand the 2012 Broncos are one hit, one neck crick from a bad night's sleep, from becoming Caleb Hanie's team?"

Yes, we get it.

What you don't understand is that Elway has pushed all of his chips to the center of the table. He knows he is facing one of the toughest schedules in the NFL. His best shot of succeeding is with Peyton Manning. If Manning goes down there's no hope of success. The difference between having a "decent" backup and Caleb Hanie is a fine line between another middle of the road .500 season and picking in the top 5 picks in next year's draft.

Elway knows this team has only won 13 of their last 42 games.

The only way to put lipstick on this pig is with one of the best QBs in NFL history. Otherwise, keep trying to rebuild. Give us an "A" or an "F". Anything in between like "A Will to Win" only sets us back even further.

It boggles the mind trying to understand why this concept is so hard to grasp.

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Testamento wrote:Eli's backup is one play away ... Drew's backup is one play away ... Big Ben's backup is one play away ... Brady's backup is one play away ... Hell, everyone is one play away ...

Joe Biden is one heartbeat away from President.The Earth is one asteroid away from being uninhabitable.The next time you get the flu could be one breath away.Anyone posting here could be one person on the highway away from being a quadrplegic.

...some happy thoughts to start the day.

For some reason, Biden being one heartbeat away from being President is the scariest one you listed...It's a big F'n Deal!

kenplant2007 wrote:Only in Denver can a guy that throws for 115 yards be considered as having played pretty well. Not a bad gig, have one good quarter in your NFL career and then parlay that into a making "some good coin"

De Javu all over again

This close // to another Lombardi and there are posters who act like we went 3-13 instead if 13-3?